Setting boundaries
- Hannah Telluselle

- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
The last couple of years, it's been clear to me how important my sleep is for my health. Not only can I get grumpy and irritated, but I also get more IBS and sometimes headaches. And of course I can't practice as often I want, and when, and only can get things done properly in the evenings, besides having to rest daytime and some days sleep in, to recuperate.
As a little girl, my mother used to say she could set the clock according to my needs. I would be hungry at the hour every day, and sleepy, and would cry loudly if she overstepped those boundaries. I'm pretty sure, that's my way now too.
It's one thing to stay up late on my own account, but when others don't respect my time, as authorities, what do I do then?

I specifically told the hospital to NOT schedule any screenings during May, since I have a deadline approaching for turning in my Master's degree thesis soon. What happened? First at another clinic, they again scheduled one on my late mother's birthday. Some years ago, it was on her deathday. How cruel! So, I changed and went, and it was fine, elsewhere. Then suddenly, they sent a text at 00.30 am to ask me for another examination. First of all, I don't need more. And second, of course they scheduled one for today, that I had to cancel again. Was it necessary to create this stress?
Instead this morning, the job agency had scheduled a digital meeting at the same time, to go through my needs. I set the alarm, was dead tired, but got up and had breakfast. They called twice 35 min early, but I didn't answer my phone. If I had, I wouldn't have been able to finish my breakfast and indeed be ready for the meeting on time, which we then had. Was it necessary to create this stress?
And, my appointed teacher-tutor emailed me more comments again at 9.30 pm, which I read at midnight when I was getting ready for bed. Already late, sitting with the thesis for some 3-4 hours, and now feeling some of it was in vain and with some comments completely unfounded. Again, I couldn't go to sleep until 3.30 am and that's without editing anything yet. If there's something I loathe, it's when people try to dictate what they think I should write and even in a manner going against my own professional standards. So, I had to email back with my replies first again. Was it necessary to create this stress?

Then add delayed deposits of my social security almost every month, if I even get any.
Add the psychotic man still stalking me, including entering my home when I'm not there.
And add the obsessed yoga teacher waking me up otherwise at 4 am, to copy my style of writing and holding me up, besides her libel to hide it. Is it necessary to create this stress?
How can I respect others' boundaries, when others don't respect mine?





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